On-Demand Resources

We maintain a database of grant-writing resources on D2L. It includes information on creating ORCid and Google Scholar profiles, finding funding, contacting Program Officers, satisfying review criteria, becoming a reviewer, preparing and structuring your proposal, developing supporting documents (e.g., Budget and Budget Justification, SciENcv, Biosketches, Synergistic Activities, Mentoring and Diversity, Facilities and Equipment, and Data Management), and submitting your proposal.

The database also contains checklists and templates for common types of proposals, example proposals, and more! 

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To request access to the database, please email researchdev@kennesaw.edu and ask to be added to the RDSI Resources for Faculty D2L course.

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Feedback

Getting feedback from others will strengthen your grant proposal.

  • We can coordinate internal peer review among your colleagues: this is particularly valuable for feedback on your rationale and research design.
  • We also personally offer proposal review with a two-week turnaround: this is particularly valuable for feedback on the structure and clarity of your writing. 

Workshops

We offer various workshops throughout the year:

  • Grants 101 workshops, which are half-day sessions focused on identifying funding.
  • Summer Research Fellows, which is a six-week-long course offered in the summer that provides start-to-finish support for writing grant applications.
  • PI Academy, which is an eight-week-long course, offered at least once a year, that assists faculty in becoming successful principal investigators. The 2024 PI Academy will begin at the start of September.
  • Discipline-specific workshops, which can be requested by deans, associate deans of research, or chairs.

Email researchdev@kennesaw.edu if you are interested in participating in any of these workshops.

Add the OVPR calendar to your Outlook calendar to stay apprised of Office of Research workshops and events.

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summer research fellows

Summer Research Fellows

We sponsor and host an annual intensive professional development and mentoring program designed to help faculty members successfully apply for research grants from state and federal agencies, foundations and non-profits.

The goal of the Summer Research Fellows is to enhance the research capacity of KSU and institutionalize systemic support for the advancement and success, especially of early- and mid-career faculty.

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